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Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Jeb Bush, Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, Sen. Marco Rubio and Ben Carson participate in a CBS News GOP Debate February 13, 2016, at the Peace Center in Greenville, South Carolina.

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HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 25: Republican presidential candidates Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (L) and Ted Cruz (R-TX)(R) listen as Donald Trump answers a question during the Republican presidential debate at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston on February 25, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The debate is the last before the March 1 Super Tuesday primaries. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo-Pool/Getty Images )

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HOUSTON, TX - FEBRUARY 25: Donald Trump (R) and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) talk over each other at the Republican presidential debate at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston on February 25, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The debate is the last before the March 1 Super Tuesday primaries. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo-Pool/Getty Images )

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The candidates leveled personal attacks on issues ranging from immigration to foreign policy

The debate came hours after the death of revered conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia

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The Republican debate in Greenville, South Carolina, on CBS Saturday night came hours after the death of revered conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia. Though the event started with a somber moment of silence to reflect on his loss, the serious undertone of the evening did not prevent candidates from some of their sharpest charges yet.